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Symantec Reports Solid Third Quarter Earnings
Results Driven by a Record Number of Large Deals, Robust Demand for Availability Solutions, and Record Deferred Revenue

CUPERTINO, CA, Jan 31, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2006, ended Dec. 30, 2005. GAAP revenue for the December 2005 quarter was $1.149 billion and non-GAAP revenue was $1.253 billion. Non-GAAP revenue includes $104 million of deferred revenue that has been eliminated from GAAP results as part of the purchase accounting associated with the acquisition of VERITAS Software Corporation. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue grew five percent over the December 2004 quarter's combined non-GAAP revenue of $1.192 billion.

GAAP Results: The December quarter's GAAP net income was $91 million, resulting in fully diluted GAAP earnings per share of $0.08. GAAP net income includes $166 million of expenses related to the amortization of acquired software and intangibles, the amortization of deferred compensation, and integration and restructuring.

Non-GAAP Results: Non-GAAP net income was $282 million for the third quarter, five percent higher than the December 2004 quarter's combined non-GAAP net income of $269 million. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.26, up 18 percent as compared to our combined non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.22 in the December 2004 quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per share excludes the write-off of in-process research and development, the amortization of acquired software and intangibles, the amortization of deferred compensation, and integration and restructuring expenses.

Non-GAAP results, as presented in the attached consolidated financial statements, exclude certain GAAP expenses, net of tax, and include the results of operations of VERITAS for the applicable periods, including adjustments based on the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of July 2, 2005, and deferred revenue that was eliminated as a result of purchase accounting for the VERITAS acquisition.

"Our December quarter was driven by a record number of large transactions and robust performance in backup, email archiving, and high availability solutions," said John W. Thompson, Symantec chairman and chief executive officer. "We continue to believe the combination of our growing deferred revenue balance, broad product portfolio, and diverse customer base will be critical factors in driving consistently predictable results."

Revenue Components

For the quarter, Symantec's Data Protection segment comprised 26 percent of total revenue and grew 16 percent on a combined non-GAAP basis year-over-year. The storage management segment represented 23 percent of total revenue and grew nine percent year-over-year. The enterprise security business represented 21 percent of total revenue and grew seven percent year-over-year. Services revenue represented four percent of total revenue and grew 38 percent year-over-year. Symantec's consumer business represented 26 percent of total revenue and declined ten percent on a combined non-GAAP basis year-over-year as was expected with the shift to a ratable revenue recognition model.

International revenues represented 49 percent of non-GAAP revenue and grew eight percent on a combined non-GAAP basis over the same quarter last year. The Americas, including the United States, Latin America, and Canada, represented 55 percent of total revenue and grew two percent year-over-year. The Europe, Middle East, and Africa region represented 32 percent of total revenue and grew eight percent year-over-year. Asia Pacific/Japan represented 13 percent of total revenue and grew 11 percent on a combined non-GAAP basis year-over-year.

March Quarter Forecast

For the March 2006 quarter, GAAP revenue is estimated between $1.19 billion and $1.22 billion. This excludes $60 million of deferred revenue that was lost through the purchase accounting for the VERITAS transaction. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share for the March quarter is estimated at $0.10 at the mid-point of the revenue guidance.

Non-GAAP revenue for the March quarter is estimated between $1.25 billion and $1.28 billion, including about $60 million of deferred revenue. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share is forecasted at $0.25 at the mid-point of the revenue guidance. Non-GAAP earnings per share excludes approximately $155 million of expenses related to the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and deferred compensation charges.

Fiscal Year 2006 Forecast

For the fiscal year ending March 2006, GAAP revenue is estimated between $4.09 billion and $4.12 billion. This excludes $300 million of deferred revenue that was lost through the purchase accounting for the VERITAS transaction and $559 million of revenue related to VERITAS for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share for the fiscal year ending in March 2006 is estimated at $0.24 at the mid-point of GAAP revenue guidance.

Including $300 million of deferred revenue that was lost through the purchase accounting for the VERITAS transaction and $559 million of revenue related to VERITAS for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Symantec's non-GAAP revenue for fiscal 2006 is estimated in the range of $4.95 billion and $4.98 billion. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share is estimated at $0.99 at the mid-point of non-GAAP revenue guidance, excluding approximately $980 million related to the write-off of in-process research and development, and expenses related to the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, deferred compensation charges, integration and restructuring.

Fiscal Year 2007 Forecast

For the fiscal year ending March 2007, GAAP revenue is estimated in the range of $5.35 billion to $5.55 billion, excluding about $55 million in lost deferred revenue from the VERITAS merger. GAAP fully diluted earnings per share for the fiscal year ending in March 2007 is estimated at $0.59 at the mid-point of the revenue guidance.

Non-GAAP revenue is estimated in the range of $5.4 billion to $5.6 billion, including about $55 million in deferred revenue from the VERITAS merger. Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share is estimated at $1.14 at the midpoint of guidance, excluding approximately $750 million in expenses related to the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and stock-based compensation charges.

Quarterly Highlights

-- Symantec signed 1,134 contracts worldwide worth more than $100,000 each, including 92 deals worth more than $1 million each, during the quarter. Almost 50 percent of these deals included multiple Symantec enterprise products and services.

-- Symantec signed new or extended agreements with customers including Accredited Home Lenders, a premier non-prime mortgage company operating throughout the U.S. and in Canada; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; HealthSouth Corporation, one of the nation's largest providers of outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitative healthcare services, operating facilities nationwide; Sprint Nextel Corporation; Pepco Holdings, Inc., one of the largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region; Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, a leading U.S. auto insurer; UnumProvident Corporation, the industry leader in disability income protection; Ameren, an energy services company; Rohm and Haas Company, an $8 billion specialty materials company; Mervyns LLC, a leading U.S. promotional neighborhood department store; Florida Power & Light Company, among the largest and fastest-growing electric utilities in the U.S.; Hewlett Packard; Encore Credit Corp., a wholesale non-conforming lender; Westchester County, a prominent suburban New York government.

-- International customers from the quarter included: Alcatel, which provides communications solutions; Transurban, a leading international toll road developer and investor; MBF Australia, providing health insurance and financial solutions; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; BiG Vent S.A., a leading value added distributor in the nascent and fast growing Enterprise Data Storage Management [DSM] market in Poland; EDAG Engineering, which provides advanced turn-key solutions for tomorrow's vehicles and manufacturing facilities worldwide; British Telecommunications plc (BT); Yonhap News Agency, Korea's sole newswire service; and Fujitsu Services.

Conference Call

Symantec has scheduled a conference call for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT today to discuss the results of the third quarter of fiscal year 2006, ended Dec. 30, 2005, and to review guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007. Interested parties may access the conference call on the Internet at http://www.symantec.com/invest/index.html. To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. A replay and script of our officers' remarks will be available on the investor relations' home page shortly after the call is completed.

About Symantec

Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: If you would like additional information on Symantec Corporation and its products, please view the Symantec Press Center at http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/ on Symantec's Web site. All prices noted are in US dollars and are valid only in the United States.

Symantec, the Symantec logo, VERITAS, and the VERITAS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains statements regarding our financial and business results which may be considered forward looking within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, including statements relating to projections of future revenue and earnings per share. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this press release. Such risk factors include those related to: the acquisition of VERITAS, including the successful integration of VERITAS' businesses, maintenance of customer and partner relationships and leveraging of synergies; the sustainability of recent growth rates, particularly for our consumer products; the anticipated growth of certain market segments, particularly the enterprise security and international markets; the competitive environment in the software industry; changes to operating systems and product strategy by vendors of operating systems; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; the timing and market acceptance of new product releases and upgrades; the successful development of new products and integration of acquired businesses, and the degree to which these products and businesses gain market acceptance. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Risk Factors section of Symantec's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Symantec assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION: In addition to reporting financial

results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Symantec reports non-GAAP financial results. All references to "combined non-GAAP" financial information include the results of Symantec for the December 2004 fiscal quarter and the results of VERITAS for the September 2004 fiscal quarter, and have been adjusted to exclude certain expenses, net of tax, and include adjustments based on the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of July 2, 2005 and deferred revenue that was eliminated as a result of purchase accounting for the VERITAS acquisition. Symantec's management believes the non-GAAP measures used in this release are useful to investors because they provide supplemental information that facilitates comparisons to prior periods. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate its financial results, develop budgets and manage expenditures. The method Symantec uses to produce non-GAAP results is not computed according to GAAP, may differ from the methods used by other companies and should not be regarded as a replacement for corresponding GAAP measures. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results, which is attached to this release. Additional information regarding the reconciliation can be found on the investor relations page of Symantec's Web site, along with additional pro forma financial information for the combined company, at www.symantec.com/invest/center.html.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
                   GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations
                     (In thousands, except per share data)
                                    Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                       December 31,       December 31,
                                 --------------------- -------------------
                                   2005      2004       2005       2004
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                 (unaudited)
Net revenues                   $1,149,026 $  695,224 $2,904,832 $1,870,171
Cost of revenues:
 Cost of revenues                 183,442    108,163    473,194    293,189
 Amortization of acquired
  product rights                   85,036     13,335    225,521     37,789
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Cost of revenues                 268,478    121,498    698,715    330,978
 Gross profit                     880,548    573,726  2,206,117  1,539,193
Operating expenses:
 Sales and marketing              433,094    226,577  1,045,877    616,395
 Research and development         187,533     85,289    466,079    241,989
 General and administrative        61,753     29,910    151,520     81,773
 Amortization of other
  intangible assets from
  acquisitions                     48,427      1,622     98,475      3,656
 Amortization of deferred
  stock-based compensation(1)      12,329      1,041     28,503      1,680
 Acquired in-process research
  and development                       -      1,218    284,000      3,480
 Restructuring                     15,566          -     20,492      2,776
 Integration planning               2,185          -     15,339          -
 Patent settlement                      -          -      2,200          -
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total operating expenses        760,887    345,657  2,112,485    951,749
Operating income                  119,661    228,069     93,632    587,444
 Interest and other income, net    22,525     13,354     85,246     34,515
 Interest expense                  (6,843)    (1,741)   (14,346)   (12,323)
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income before income taxes        135,343    239,682    164,532    609,636
 Provision for income taxes        44,609     76,105    126,493    193,159
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income                     $   90,734 $  163,577 $   38,039 $  416,477
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
Net income per share --
 diluted*                      $     0.08 $     0.22 $     0.04 $     0.58
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
Shares used to compute net
  income per share -- diluted*   1,096,609    742,446  1,012,956    738,053
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
____________
(1) Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation is allocated
 as follows:
Sales and marketing            $    4,089 $      223 $    9,352 $      469
Research and development            5,658        306     13,526        643
General and administrative          2,582        512      5,625        568
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                               $   12,329 $    1,041 $   28,503 $    1,680
                                =========  =========  =========  =========
*For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2004, diluted net income
 per share is calculated using the if-converted method.  Under this method,
 the numerator excludes the interest expense from the 3% convertible
 subordinated notes, net of income tax, of $1.2 million and $8.4 million
 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2004, respectively, and
 the denominator includes shares issuable from the assumed conversion of
 the 3% convertible subordinated notes.
                           SYMANTEC CORPORATION
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     (In thousands, except per share data)
                                                 December 31,    March 31,
                                                    2005            2005
                                                 -----------   -----------
                                                         (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and short-term investments                 $ 2,839,540  $  3,206,587
 Trade accounts receivable, net                      697,067       285,325
 Inventories                                          36,349        19,118
 Current deferred income taxes                       186,934        97,279
 Other current assets                                173,972        79,973
                                                 -----------   -----------
  Total current assets                             3,933,862     3,688,282
Property and equipment, net                          925,812       382,689
Acquired product rights, net                       1,234,093       127,619
Other intangible assets, net                       1,451,106        30,739
Goodwill                                          10,094,821     1,365,213
Other long-term assets                                37,177        19,679
                                                 -----------   -----------
                                                $ 17,676,871  $  5,614,221
                                                 ===========   ===========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Convertible subordinated notes                 $    507,400  $          -
 Accounts payable                                    189,587        74,685
 Accrued compensation and benefits                   299,220       140,543
 Current deferred revenue                          1,666,067     1,215,537
 Other accrued expenses                              202,810        91,033
 Income taxes payable                                330,005       179,225
                                                 -----------   -----------
  Total current liabilities                        3,195,089     1,701,023
Long-term deferred revenue                           202,593       114,724
Long-term deferred tax liabilities                   640,932        88,613
Other long-term obligations                           36,338         4,408
Stockholders' equity:
 Common stock                                         10,422         7,105
 Capital in excess of par value                   12,437,744     2,412,947
 Accumulated other comprehensive income              154,219       191,938
 Deferred stock-based compensation                   (49,652)      (21,070)
 Retained earnings                                 1,049,186     1,114,533
                                                 -----------   -----------
  Total stockholders' equity                      13,601,919     3,705,453
                                                 -----------   -----------
                                                $ 17,676,871  $  5,614,221
                                                 ===========   ===========
                            SYMANTEC CORPORATION
          Reconciliation of Consolidated Statements of Operations
                     to Non-GAAP Statements of Operations
                     (In thousands, except per share data)
                                (Unaudited)
                     Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
                    -------------------------------------
                       GAAP      Non-GAAP
                     Symantec   Adjustments     Non-GAAP
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
Financial
 Statement
 Information
Net revenues (1)    $1,149,026  $  104,201   A $1,253,227
  Cost of revenues:
  Cost of revenues
  (1)                  183,442                    183,442
  Amortization of
   acquired product
   rights (1)           85,036     (85,036)  B          -
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
    Total cost of
     revenues (2)      268,478     (85,036)       183,442
  Gross profit (2)     880,548     189,237      1,069,785
Operating expenses:
  Sales and
   marketing (1)       433,094        (798)  C    432,296
  Research and
   development (1)     187,533        (609)  C    186,924
  General and
   administrative (1)   61,753        (772)  C     60,981
  Amortization of
   other intangible
   assets from
   acquisitions (1)     48,427     (48,427)  B          -
  Amortization of
   deferred
   stock-based
   compensation (1)     12,329     (12,329)  D          -
  Acquired
   in-process
   research and
   development (1)           -           -              -
  Restructuring (1)     15,566     (15,566)  E          -
  Integration
   planning (1)          2,185      (2,185)  F          -
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
    Total operating
     expenses (2)      760,887     (80,686)       680,201
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
Operating income
 (2)                   119,661     269,923        389,584
  Interest and other
   income, net (1)      22,525                     22,525
  Interest expense
   (1)                  (6,843)                    (6,843)
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
Income before
 income taxes (2)      135,343     269,923        405,266
Provision for
 income taxes (1)       44,609      78,295   G    122,904
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
Net income (2)      $   90,734  $  191,628     $  282,362
                    ----------  ----------     ----------
Net income per
 share:
Diluted (2) ***     $     0.08                 $     0.26
Shares used to
 compute net income
 per share:
Diluted (1) ***      1,096,609                  1,096,609
                            Three Months Ended December 31, 2004
                    ----------------------------------------------------
                       GAAP                     Non-GAAP
                     Symantec*   VERITAS**     Adjustments     Non-GAAP
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
Financial
 Statement
 Information
Net revenues (1)    $  695,224  $  496,658   H $        -     $1,191,882
  Cost of revenues:
  Cost of revenues
   (1)                 108,163      73,896   H       (901)  D    182,141
                                       (61)  J
                                       901   K
                                       (52)  L
                                       195   M
  Amortization of
   acquired product
   rights (1)           13,335       4,376   H    (85,486)  B          -
                                    (4,376)  I
                                    72,151   N
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
    Total cost of
     revenues (2)      121,498     147,030        (86,387)       182,141
  Gross profit (2)     573,726     349,628         86,387      1,009,741
Operating expenses:
  Sales and
   marketing (1)       226,577     153,037   H          -        379,381
                                      (578)  J
                                       (28)  L
                                       373   M
  Research and
   development (1)      85,289      87,196   H          -        172,063
                                      (608)  J
                                       (58)  L
                                       244   M
  General and
   administrative (1)   29,910      49,541   H          -         79,026
                                       (24)  J
                                      (540)  L
                                       139   M
  Amortization of
   other intangible
   assets from
   acquisitions (1)      1,622       1,389   H    (48,386)  B          -
                                    (1,389)  I
                                    46,764   N
  Amortization of
   deferred
   stock-based
   compensation (1)      1,041       4,733   K     (5,774)  D          -
  Acquired
   in-process
   research and
   development (1)       1,218      11,500   H     (1,218)             -
                                   (11,500)  I
  Restructuring (1)          -      (9,648)  H      9,648   E          -
  Integration
   planning (1)              -           -              -              -
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
    Total operating
     expenses (2)      345,657     330,543        (45,730)       630,470
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
Operating income
 (2)                   228,069      19,085        132,117        379,271
  Interest and other
   income, net (1)      13,354      13,661   H          -         27,015
  Interest expense
   (1)                  (1,741)     (6,455)  H          -        (10,707)
                                    (2,511)  O
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
Income before
 income taxes (2)      239,682      23,780        132,117        395,579
Provision for
 income taxes (1)       76,105      36,378   H     42,573   G    126,585
                                   (28,471)  G
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
Net income (2)      $  163,577  $   15,873     $   89,544     $  268,994
                    ----------  ----------     ----------     ----------
Net income per
 share:
Diluted (2) ***     $     0.22                                $     0.22
Shares used to
 compute net income
 per share:
Diluted (1) ***        742,446                                 1,234,505  P
NOTES:
The above information reflects the combined results of Symantec Corporation
("Symantec") and VERITAS Software Corporation ("VERITAS"), including
amounts related to the amortization of fair value adjustments of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed by Symantec as of the actual acquisition
date of July 2, 2005. For comparative purposes, the information presented
assumes that the acquisition took place on April 1, 2004.  If the
acquisition had taken place on April 1, 2004, the fair values of the
assets and liabilities would have been different and actual results of
operations would have been different from those presented above.
Additional non-GAAP adjustments consist of: non-cash charges related to
acquisitions, such as the amortization of intangibles and stock-based
compensation expense, and the write-off of in-process research and
development; restructuring charges; integration planning costs; and the
impact of other special items, such as other stock-based compensation
expense, litigation matters, gain/loss on investments and related
adjustments to provision for income taxes on our operating results.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from
non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial
measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to,
measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(*) The results of operations include our results for the three months
ended December 31, 2004.
(**) The results of operations include VERITAS' historical results for
the three months ended September 30, 2004, including amortization related
to fair value adjustments based on the fair values of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of July 2, 2005.
(***) For the three months ended December 31, 2004, diluted net income
per share is calculated using the if-converted method.  Under this method,
the numerator excludes the interest expense from the 3% convertible
subordinated notes, net of income tax, of $1.2 million for the three months
ended December 31, 2004 and the denominator includes shares issuable from
the assumed conversion of the 3% convertible subordinated notes.
Footnotes:
(1) Symantec includes these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe
these measures are useful to investors in that they allow for greater
transparency to certain line items in our financial statements.  We have
historically reported similar non-GAAP financial measures to our investors
and believe that the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency
in our financial reporting. Investors are encouraged to review the
reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures as provided herein.
(2) Symantec's management refers to these non-GAAP financial measures, such
as non-GAAP operating margins and net income, in making operating decisions
because the measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding
our operational performance and our ability to invest in research and
development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. In addition,
these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management's internal
comparisons to our historical operating results and comparisons to
competitors' operating results. Investors are encouraged to review the
reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures as provided herein.
        A       To include VERITAS' deferred revenue that was excluded as a
                result of adjustments to fair value.
        B       To exclude non-cash charges of amortization of acquired
                product rights, amortization of other intangible assets and
                the write-off of acquired in-process research and
                development.
        C       To exclude executive incentive bonuses related to the
                VERITAS acquisition.
        D       To exclude amortization of deferred stock-based
                compensation.
        E       To exclude charges relating to restructuring.
        F       To exclude the Symantec and VERITAS integration planning
                costs.
        G       To adjust the provision for income taxes to reflect the
                effect of the non-GAAP adjustments on net income (loss).
        H       To include VERITAS' historical results of operations for
                the three months ended September 30, 2004.
        I       To eliminate VERITAS' historical amortization of developed
                technology, other intangible assets and the write-off of
                in-process research and development.
        J       To eliminate VERITAS' historical amortization of deferred
                stock-based compensation.
        K       To amortize deferred stock-based compensation related to
                the VERITAS acquisition.
        L       To amortize VERITAS' lease obligation in excess of fair
                value.
        M       To record additional depreciation expense on VERITAS'
                property and equipment as a result of the adjustment to
                fair value.
        N       To amortize acquired product rights and other intangible
                assets related to the VERITAS acquisition.
        O       To amortize the discount on VERITAS' convertible
                subordinated debt as a result of adjustment to fair value.
        P       Diluted shares are equal to Symantec historical shares plus
                VERITAS historical shares multiplied by the exchange ratio
                of 1.1242.
                           SYMANTEC CORPORATION
        Reconciliation of Consolidated Statements of Operations
                 to Non-GAAP Statements of Operations
                 (In thousands, except per share data)
                             (Unaudited)
                                 Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005
                           -----------------------------------------------
                              GAAP                  Non-GAAP
                            Symantec   VERITAS*   Adjustments    Non-GAAP
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Financial Statement Information
Net revenues (1)           $2,904,832 $  559,258 A $  240,481 J $3,704,571
Cost of revenues:
  Cost of revenues (1)        473,194     87,657 A       (901)K    559,599
                                            (401)B
                                             901 C     (1,057)L
                                             (52)D
                                             258 E
  Amortization of
   acquired product
   rights (1)                 225,521      7,424 A   (297,672)M          -
                                          (7,424)F
                                          72,151 G
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
    Total cost of
     revenues (2)            698,715     160,514     (299,630)     559,599
  Gross profit (2)         2,206,117     398,744      540,111    3,144,972
Operating expenses:
  Sales and marketing (1)  1,045,877     165,652 A     (3,094)L  1,205,903
                                          (1,396)B     (1,568)N
                                             (28)D
                                             460 E
  Research and
   development (1)           466,079      97,510 A     (2,700)L    558,436
                                          (1,331)B     (1,366)N
                                             (58)D
                                             302 E
  General and
   administrative (1)        151,520      87,907 A     (2,297)N    201,962
                                             (60)B    (30,000)O
                                            (540)D     (4,826)L
                                             258 E
  Amortization of other
   intangible assets
   from acquisitions (1)       98,475      2,430 A   (145,239)M          -
                                          (2,430)F
                                          46,764 G
  Amortization of deferred
   stock-based
   compensation (1)            28,503      4,733 C    (33,236)P          -
  Acquired in-process
   research and
   development (1)            284,000                (284,000)M          -
  Restructuring (1)            20,492                 (20,492)Q          -
  Integration planning (1)     15,339                 (15,339)L          -
  Patent settlement (1)         2,200                  (2,200)R          -
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
    Total operating
     expenses               2,112,485    400,173     (546,357)   1,966,301
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Operating income (2)           93,632     (1,429)   1,086,468    1,178,671
  Interest and other
   income, net (1)             85,246     15,532 A                 100,778
  Interest expense (1)        (14,346)    (5,198)A                 (22,055)
                                          (2,511)H
  Gain on strategic
   investments (1)                  -        732 A       (732)S          -
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Income before income
 taxes (2)                    164,532      7,126    1,085,736    1,257,394
Provision for income
 taxes (1)                    126,493     47,042 A    244,520 I    391,631
                                         (26,424)I
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Net income (2)             $   38,039 $  (13,492)  $  841,216   $  865,763
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Net income per share:
  Diluted (2) ****         $     0.04                           $     0.74
Shares used to compute
 net income per share:
  Diluted (1) ****          1,012,956                            1,175,261
                                  Nine Months Ended December 31, 2004
                           -----------------------------------------------
                              GAAP                  Non-GAAP
                            Symantec** VERITAS*** Adjustments    Non-GAAP
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Financial Statement Information
Net revenues (1)           $1,870,171 $1,467,439 A              $3,337,610
Cost of revenues:
  Cost of revenues (1)        293,189    224,948 A     (2,703)K    518,221
                                                         (364)B
                                                        2,703 C
                                                         (156)D
                                                          604 E
  Amortization of acquired
   product rights (1)          37,789     12,255 A   (300,142)M          -
                                         (12,255)F
                                         262,353 G
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
    Total cost of
     revenues (2)             330,978    490,088     (302,845)     518,221
  Gross profit (2)          1,539,193    977,351      302,845    2,819,389
Operating expenses:
  Sales and marketing (1)     616,395    447,655 A               1,060,642
                                         (4,440) B
                                            (84) D
                                          1,116  E
  Research and
   development (1)            241,989   250,700  A                 490,790
                                         (2,444) B
                                           (174) D
                                            719  E
  General and
   administrative (1)          81,773   143,679  A                 223,452
                                           (792) B
                                         (1,620) D
                                            412  E
  Amortization of other
   intangible assets from
   acquisitions (1)             3,656      6,192 A   (143,948)M          -
                                          (6,192)F
                                         140,292 G
  Amortization of deferred
   stock-based
   compensation (1)             1,680     14,199 C    (15,879)P          -
  Acquired in-process
   research and
   development (1)              3,480     11,900 A     (3,480)M          -
                                         (11,900)F
  Restructuring (1)             2,776     (9,648)A      6,872 Q          -
  Integration planning (1)          -                                    -
  Patent settlement (1)             -                                    -
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
    Total operating expenses  951,749    979,570     (156,435)   1,774,884
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Operating income (2)          587,444     (2,219)     459,280    1,044,505
  Interest and other
   income, net (1)             34,515     35,425 A                  69,940
  Interest expense (1)        (12,323)   (18,157)A                 (38,013)
                                          (7,533)H
  Gain on strategic
   investments (1)                  -      7,496 A     (7,496)S          -
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Income before
 income taxes (2)             609,636     15,012      451,784    1,076,432
Provision for
 income taxes (1)             193,159    121,805 A    122,181 I    344,458
                                         (92,687)I
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Net income (2)             $  416,477 $  (14,106)  $  329,603   $  731,974
                           ---------- ----------   ----------   ----------
Net income per share:
  Diluted (2) ****         $     0.58                           $     0.60
Shares used to compute
 net income per share:
  Diluted (1) ****            738,053                            1,234,877T
The above information reflects the combined results of Symantec Corporation
("Symantec") and VERITAS Software Corporation ("VERITAS"), including
amounts related to the amortization of fair value adjustments of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed by Symantec as of the actual acquisition
date of July 2, 2005. For comparative purposes, the information presented
assumes that the acquisition took place on April 1, 2004.  If the
acquisition had taken place on April 1, 2004, the fair values of the
assets and liabilities would have been different and actual results of
operations would have been different from those presented above.
Additional non-GAAP adjustments consist of: non-cash charges related to
acquisitions, such as the amortization of intangibles and stock-based
compensation expense, and the write-off of in-process research and
development; restructuring charges; integration planning costs; and the
impact of other special items, such as other stock-based compensation
expense, litigation matters, gain/loss on investments and related
adjustments to provision for income taxes on our operating results.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from
non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP
financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or
superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in
accordance with GAAP.
(*) The results of operations include VERITAS' historical results for the
three months ended March 31, 2005, including amortization related to fair
value adjustments based on the fair values of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of July 2, 2005.
(**) The results of operations include our results for the nine months
ended December 31, 2004.
(***) The results of operations include VERITAS' historical results
for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, including amortization
related to fair value adjustments based on the fair values of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of
July 2, 2005.
(****) For the nine months ended December 31, 2004, diluted net income
per share is calculated using the if-converted method.  Under this method,
the numerator excludes the interest expense from the 3% convertible
subordinated notes, net of income tax, of $8.4 million for the nine
months ended December 31, 2004 and the denominator includes shares
issuable from the assumed conversion of the 3% convertible
subordinated notes.
Footnotes:
(1) Symantec includes these non-GAAP financial measures because we
believe these measures are useful to investors in that they allow for
greater transparency to certain line items in our financial statements.
We have historically reported similar non-GAAP financial measures to
our investors and believe that the inclusion of comparative numbers
provides consistency in our financial reporting. Investors are
encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial
measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as
provided herein.
(2) Symantec's management refers to these non-GAAP financial measures,
such as non-GAAP operating margins and net income, in making operating
decisions because the measures provide meaningful supplemental
information regarding our operational performance and our ability to
invest in research and development and fund acquisitions and capital
expenditures. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate
management's internal comparisons to our historical operating results
and comparisons to competitors' operating results. Investors are
encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures
to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided herein.
        A       To include VERITAS' historical results of operations for
                applicable periods
        B       To eliminate VERITAS' historical amortization of deferred
                stock-based compensation.
        C       To amortize deferred stock-based compensation related to
                the VERITAS acquisition.
        D       To amortize VERITAS' lease obligation in excess of fair
                value.
        E       To record additional depreciation expense on VERITAS'
                property and equipment as a result of the adjustment to
                fair value.
        F       To eliminate VERITAS' historical amortization of developed
                technology, other intangible assets and the write-off of
                in-process research and development.
        G       To amortize acquired product rights and other intangible
                assets related to the VERITAS acquisition.
        H       To amortize the discount on VERITAS' convertible
                subordinated debt as a result of adjustment to fair value.
        I       To adjust the provision for income taxes to reflect the
                effect of the non-GAAP adjustments on net income (loss).
        J       To include VERITAS' deferred revenue that was excluded as
                a result of adjustments to fair value
        K       To exclude amortization of deferred stock-based
                compensation.
        L       To exclude the Symantec and VERITAS integration planning
                costs.
        M       To exclude non-cash charges of amortization of acquired
                product rights, amortization of other intangible assets
                and the write-off of acquired in-process research and
                development.
        N       To exclude executive incentive bonuses related to the
                VERITAS acquisition.
        O       To exclude $30 million related to the proposed VERITAS
                settlement with the SEC.
        P       To exclude amortization of deferred stock-based
                compensation.
        Q       To exclude charges relating to restructuring.
        R       To exclude patent settlement costs
        S       To exclude gains/losses on strategic investments.
        T       Diluted shares are equal to Symantec historical shares
                plus VERITAS historical shares multiplied by the exchange
                ratio of 1.1242.

SOURCE: Symantec